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Valve to Expand SteamOS Game Performance Data Collection to Help Developers Improve Optimization
Valve continues working to bring its SteamOS operating system to more devices outside its hardware ecosystem. SteamOS now works on many third-party devices, and developers will have more performance data available so they can optimize games based on these statistics. In addition to collecting data with frame rate reports, developers…
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Steam Deck 2 Could Use AMD’s New “Gainsborough” APU With Zen 6 and RDNA 5
Valve has now launched all the devices it announced a year ago, including the Steam Machine and Steam Frame. The company is now focused on its next goal: launching the Steam Deck 2. Its APU may have already been revealed. A user on the AnandTech forum has discovered new AMD…
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SteamOS 3.9.1 Fixes Problems on Lenovo Legion Go 2 and Steam Deck
Now that Valve‘s new Steam Frame headset is available to “reserve,” the company continues to improve SteamOS, the operating system used on its devices. The new version of the Linux-based operating system, SteamOS 3.9.1, includes several fixes for supported handheld devices. It also keeps major updates such as Linux kernel…
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Steam Deck 2 Is Still in Development Despite Rising RAM and Storage Prices
Despite the serious shortage and rising prices of RAM and storage memory, Valve is still moving forward with its plans for the Steam Deck 2. In an interview with IGN (thanks VideoCardz), Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais confirmed that the current situation in the PC parts market has not changed the…
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SteamOS Now Has More Than 30,000 Playable Games on Steam Deck and Steam Machine, With Almost 9,000 Games Verified by Valve
Linux continues to move forward as an operating system for gamers, and Valve even has its own version for the company’s hardware devices, SteamOS. Valve also launched a program in which it verifies games compatible with its platform, games that are designed for Windows and can work correctly on this…
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Repairing the Steam Deck LCD Gets Much More Expensive as Official Battery Reaches $180
If you have a Steam Deck with an LCD screen and its battery is starting to fail, repairing it has become surprisingly expensive. The official replacement battery for the original model has gone up in price again at iFixit and now costs $179.99 for the battery alone, or $184.99 for…
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Steam Deck OLED Adds HDR Streaming and AV1 Codec Support
Valve has released a new update for the Steam beta client that improves the streaming experience through Steam Remote Play. The biggest additions are HDR support for the Steam Deck OLED and experimental support for AV1 video encoding and decoding. HDR support is available only for the Steam Deck OLED,…
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Steam Deck OLED Sales Estimated to Be Down 82% Since Price Increase
Nearly two months after the Steam Deck OLED price increase, discussion continues about the impact of Valve’s decision. The company has not released any official sales figures for its handheld PC, but independent estimates are now beginning to paint a picture of how the higher price may have affected demand.…
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Valve Will Keep Selling Original Steam Deck Batteries Through iFixit After Finding a New Supplier
Valve has decided to keep selling original Steam Deck batteries through iFixit after finding a new supplier, following concerns from many users when the batteries suddenly went out of stock. The issue started when several Steam Deck owners noticed that the original battery was no longer available on iFixit. The…
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Steam Deck Adds 59.94 FPS Limit for Remote Play
Valve continues to improve the Steam Deck experience. The latest update for the Steam Deck beta and Preview channels adds a new option that lets users limit the frame rate of the Remote Play feature to exactly 59.94 FPS. While it may seem like a small change, the new setting…
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Epic Games CEO Mocks Steam Deck Price Hike and Takes Aim at Gabe Newell
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has mocked Valve’s Steam Deck following the handheld’s recent price increase. The Steam Deck now costs up to $949 for its most expensive model, making it more expensive than a PS5 Pro. In a post on X, Sweeney joked that people should not be too…
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Steam Machine Could Cost More Than Expected After Steam Deck Price Increases
Valve recently had to raise the price of its Steam Deck handheld console because of rising global costs for DRAM memory and NAND Flash storage. However, these price increases may not be limited to the Steam Deck and could also affect the launch of the Steam Machine. Industry leaker Brad…
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Steam Deck Hit by Big Price Increases as Valve Raises OLED Model Prices
The disappointment of players over Sony increasing the prices of PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro is now being joined by frustration from Steam Deck fans, as Valve has also raised the prices of its OLED models with 512 GB and 1 TB storage. The updated Steam Deck page already shows…
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Steam Deck Compatibility Expands With Two Major Upcoming Games
Valve continues moving closer to the return of the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, even though there are still no release dates. More signs are appearing that suggest these devices are getting closer to arriving on Valve’s platform. The company is adding support for more and more games on Steam…
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Valve Talks About Steam Deck 2 Progress While First Steam Deck Faces Supply Problems
Valve has announced the release date and price of the new Steam Controller, a new device made to improve the full Steam Machine experience, while Steam Machine itself still does not have an official release date. In an interview with IGN, Valve programmer Pierre-Loup Griffais was asked again about Steam…
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